Norton’s Gibb death joke no laughing matter for Bee Gee

BEE GEE Robin Gibb yesterday launched a furious attack on Irish comic Graham Norton for making a joke about the death of his brother Maurice - threatening to “rip his head off” if the two ever met.

Gibb branded Norton "scum" and demanded a personal apology for a tasteless gag the presenter made on his Channel 4 chat show.

Maurice, 53, died in a Miami hospital last month and Norton joked to TV viewers: "I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive."